Fix the answer
Situation
The situation
A first answer can be reworked: say what is wrong.
You run a bakery in Lyon. The AI has written the announcement of your new walnut bread for your customers. The text is twenty lines long and sounds like an official letter.
Idea 1 of 3
An answer is a draft
The first answer is not a verdict. You can ask for changes in the same conversation: the AI keeps in mind what it has just written.
Idea 2 of 3
Say what is wrong
“That’s not right” does not help it. Say exactly what to change: the length, the tone, what to keep or remove.
Idea 3 of 3
Give a measure
“Shorter” is still vague. “3 lines at most” is clear. The same goes for tone: “warm, as if you were talking to a regular”.
Example
Before and after
No, do it again.
Shorter and warmer, please: 3 lines at most, as if I were talking to a regular. Keep the name of the bread and the launch day.
Why? The second request says what to change, with a measure, and what to keep. The AI has nothing left to guess.
Question 1 of 2
The AI’s answer does not suit you. What do you do?
See the answer
You say exactly what needs to change. A first answer can be fixed. Saying exactly what is wrong makes the next one much better.
Question 2 of 2
Which length instruction is the clearest?
See the answer
3 lines at most. A measure leaves nothing to guess. “Not too long” means something different to everyone.
Exercise
Your turn
Write your follow-up message to get a shorter, warmer version, in 3 lines.
First request
Write an announcement of our new walnut bread for our customers.
It was already sent to the AI. Write the next message in the conversation.
Ctrl + Enter to check your request.
Checklist
- Ask for something shorter, to do
- Ask for a warmer tone, to do
- Give a precise length, for example 3 lines, to do
A suggestion
It is too long and too formal. Rewrite the announcement in 3 lines, in a warm and simple tone, as if for our regulars.
The first try counts as 2 messages from your daily quota (the first request, then yours), later tries on this page as 1. Each coach feedback counts as 1 message. Daily quota: 10 messages without an account, 100 with an account.
AI answer
You are chatting with an AI. It can make mistakes: check important information.
Coach feedback
End of the lesson
Lesson complete
A first answer can be fixed: say what to change, with a precise measure.